Boyd has until 6pm on the 19 March to respond to the charge the FA announced on their website.

“Hull City's George Boyd has been charged by The FA”

The FA

They said: "Hull City's George Boyd has been charged by The FA following his side's game against Manchester City on 15 March 2014.

"The charge is in relation to an alleged breach of FA Rule E1 [a] in that in or around the 68th minute of the game Boyd spat at Manchester City's Joe Hart.

"The incident was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.

"Under a new pilot project in Premier League matches this season, if an incident has not been seen by the match officials, a three-man panel of former elite referees will be asked by The FA to review it and advise what, if any action, they believe the match referee should have taken had it been witnessed at the time.